The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A RAG BABY.


A Rag Baby Chas. II. Hoyt's very funny
play, has met with great success in Portland
and the announcement of its temperance at
Portland Theatre next Tuesday and Wednes-
day insures crowded houses for it. The
Boston Evening Star says of the play:
1T was evident from the rising of the cur
tain that the play was written to make people
laugh, and from this standpoint "A Rag
Baby is a success, for the auditors kept up
one continual roar of laughter"
RUDDYooRE.
Tomorrow evening at City Hall Gilbert &
Sullivan's new opera, Ruddygore will be
played for the first time in Portland. The
initial performance is one of the entertain
ments in the Stockbridge course, but the
two representations of the opera to be given
on Saturday are outside the course. Mr..
Stetson's company, containing many Port
land fayorites, will give the piece splendid
rendition, while the large orchestra of
twenty-five pieces is admirably fitted TO in
terpret Sullivan's music. Elaborate scenery,
painted for the piece, will be used and the
stage will be greatly enlarged for its accom-
mediation.
CONCERT AT THE ASSOCIATION ROOMS.
The Ladies' Orchestra gave very enjoy
able entertainment at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
last night under the auspices of the Willis
ton Building Association. This is the order
of exercises:
Overture-Home Circle. Schrepgell
Ladies' Orchestra.
Vocal Solo-A Maiden Fair .................. Lynes
Harry f. Merrill
Reading-Archie Dean. Gail Hamilton
Miss Helen NJ. Foster.
Ladies Orchestra. ''''''''
Vocal Solo-Touch of Vanished Hand. .Pinsuti
Mrs. L. A. Cloudy.
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ladies' orchestra.
Miss Helen M. Foster. - ''''''e'e1
49, 49, Hairy +. Merrill - '''''s''s'e"
Vocal Solo-The Dance ON the Quay $500. .Mal,oy
Mrs. l.. A. Goudy.
Acknowledgement Me Not. ..........Th Giese
6.-Nulcan March, ................ Pettee
Ladies' Orchestra.
This was the first appearance of the
Ladies Orchestra this season. They have
improved greatly, and show evidence of
Goudy and Mr.. Merrill were we'll received in
the vocal solos. Miss Fosters readings were
excellent
THE SMITH SINGERS.
The announcement that a spectacular song
symposium would be given by the Smith
singers drew large audience to State street
church last evening. A large screen, upon
which Barnum-like monstrosities were spre-
sented, confronted the assemblage, each
having for its head and hands the head and
hands of some celebrated member of the
Smith family. Pa Smith, tall and fashion,
ably dressed, looking much like the modern
dude, occupied the CENTRE and at his right was
his slender wife, while Sonny" and SISSY"
Smith were at the side of their mamma.
Uncle John, capable of tipping the balance
at, at least five hundred pounds, and the
Infant Prodigy occupied the right of the
field of operations. The whole perform
ance, consisting of solos and choruses by the
family, was decidedly unique. Almost every
selection was encored, and the return-a
stamping of feet, a clapping of hands and
kiss-was sentimental and received more APP
plause.
NOTES.
Siberia was repeated at the Portland
Theatre last evening before another good
sized audience, who received the play with
as great favor as it was received Tuesday
evening.
The sixth and last entertainment in the
course given at Lewis Hall, Woodfords, by
Rocky Hill Lodge, K. of p, will occur this
evening. The drama entitled the Shakes
peare Water Cure will be presented by a
strong company.